Venatrix speciosa
Wolf spider at Melba, ACT
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| Venatrix speciosa | MichaelMulvaney | 27 Jul 2022 | |
| Venatrix speciosa | MichaelMulvaney | 9 Dec 2021 | |
| Allocosa palabunda | MichaelMulvaney | 8 Dec 2021 | |
| Unverified | kasiaaus | 5 Dec 2021 |
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3 comments
8 Dec 2021
Not sure how this species is differentiated from Ventrix speciosa - may not be possible to distinguish from photo @Harrisi have you any tips?
8 Dec 2021
Sorry Michael, have exhausted my (limited) resources on this puzzle. I would lean toward V. speciosa due to abdominal markings. There are a few local sightings of A. palabunda from some of the CNM members, maybe they dug deeper on the subject?
Location information
- Coordinates 149.049927-35.208547
- Altitude 483.3m
- Places Melba, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 17 Sep 2021 11:35 PM Recorded on
- kasiaaus Recorded by
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
Collections
- kasiaaus Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Venatrix speciosa Wolf spiders (Lycosidae) Spiders
Species information
- Venatrix speciosa Scientific name
- Wolf spider Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 715m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
Record quality
Quality score
5 / 7
- Images or audio
- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- GPS evidence of location
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- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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